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The Anglican Diocese of Grafton is one of the 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia. The diocese is located in north-east New South Wales and covers the area from the Queensland border to Port Macquarie in the south and west to the Great Dividing Range. Created in 1914 as a result of a division of the previous Diocese of Grafton and Armidale it has 26 parishes, an active environment commission and an Anglicare organisation seeking to support community and social needs within the diocese. The diocesan cathedral church is the Cathedral Church of Christ the King in Grafton. The Church of St Thomas at Port Macquarie was built by an early Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane. It is the fifth oldest church building in Australia. The current Bishop of Grafton is Sarah Macneil who has become the first woman to lead an Australian Diocese as bishop. The Bishop is based in Grafton. ==Bishops== * 1914–1921 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anglican Diocese of Grafton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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